72. DAREDEVILS: Sam Patch
Feb 22, 2025•35 min•Season 3Ep. 73
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Episode description
The first famous American daredevil got his start leaping from Pawtucket Falls.
Episode Source Material
- Sam Patch The Famous Jumper | Paul E. Johnson
- The Real Simon Pure Sam Patch | Rochester History
- The Last Leap of Sam Patch | Headlines & Heroes
- The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, October 28, 1829, Image 2 « Chronicling America «
- Cherokee phoenix, and Indians' advocate. [volume], January 06, 1830, Image 3
- Cherokee phoenix, and Indians' advocate. [volume], January 06, 1830, Image 3
- Mineral Point tribune., February 24, 1870, Image 3
- Sam Patch's Last Leap
- The Daredevils of Niagara Falls | Library of Congress
- Leaps of Fame: The Rise of Sam Patch and a Changing Industrial Landscape - Not Even Past
- Sam Patch: a 19th Century Rhode Island Daredevil Worth Remembering
- 1824 Strike - Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service)
- Labor History: The First Factory Strike - In These Times
- “4 or 5 Active Lads to Serve in Cotton Factory” - Child Labor at Slater Mill | Rhode Tour
- Pawtucket Falls - Blackstone River Valley
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